Meanings
verbgive someone five (third-person singular simple present gives someone five, present participle giving someone five, simple past gave someone five, past participle given someone five)
present singular third person gives someone five · participle present giving someone five · past gave someone five · participle past given someone five
- To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
Synonyms: slap someone five
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
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Chinese Mandarin 擊掌 /击掌
- 擊掌 /击掌 (jīzhǎng)to slap someone's hand
Finnish tehdä ylävitonen
- tehdä ylävitonento slap someone's hand
Italian dare il cinque, battere il cinque
- dare il cinqueto slap someone's hand
- battere il cinqueto slap someone's hand
Latvian dot pieci
- dot piecito slap someone's hand
Portuguese tocar
- tocarto slap someone's hand
Russian дать пять
- дать пять (datʹ pjatʹ)to slap someone's hand
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give someone five. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20someone%20five
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“give someone five.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20someone%20five. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give someone five,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20someone%20five.
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